Bob Crane
Acting
Born July 13, 1928 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Bob Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) as an American actor, drummer, radio personality, and disc jockey best known for starring as Colonel Robert Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971. Born Robert Edward Crane in Waterbury, Connecticut, he began drumming at age 11 and started his career in radio in Hornell, New York, before hosting a top-rated morning show in Los Angeles. Crane transitioned to acting in the early 1960s with guest roles on shows like The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Donna Reed Show, where he played Dr. Dave Kelsey for 62 episodes. His b…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
The Donna Reed Show
The Merv Griffin Show
Hogan's Heroes
The Red Skelton Show
The Twilight Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Lucy Show
Love, American Style
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Quincy, M.E.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Night Gallery
Police Woman
The Doris Day Show
The Danny Kaye Show
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Ellery Queen
Hollywood Squares
Joe Forrester
The Barbara McNair Show
The Pet Set
General Electric Theater
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Spencer's Pilots
Gibbsville
The Bob Crane Show
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
The Last Laugh
Superdad
Return to Peyton Place
Arsenic and Old Lace
Gus
Death In Hollywood
Patriotism
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
The New Interns
Man-Trap